Guidelines for Evaluating Online Information:

  • Authority- Is there an author or sponsoring organization? What are their qualifications? Are they well known and reliable? Is there a link to information about the author or sponsor? Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of the page's sponsor? That is, is there a phone number or address to contact for more information? What is the website's extension?

- .com - a for profit company
- .edu - an education institution
- .org - a non-profit organization
- .gov - a government agency
- .html - (look for personal name, ~, or %)
  • Accuracy-

  • Objectivity-

  • Currency-

  • Coverage-